Request attributes API - GET a request attribute

Reference

Gets parameters of the specified request attribute.

The request produces an application/json payload.

GET	SaaS	`https://{your-environment-id}.live.dynatrace.com/api/config/v1/service/requestAttributes/{id}`
GET	Environment ActiveGate	`https://{your-activegate-domain}:9999/e/{your-environment-id}/api/config/v1/service/requestAttributes/{id}`

Authentication

To execute this request, you need an access token with ReadConfig scope.

To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	In	Required
id	string	The ID of the required request attribute.	path	required
includeProcessGroupReferences	boolean	Flag to include process group references to the response. Process Group group references aren't compatible across environments.	query	optional

Parameter

Type

Description

Required

string

The ID of the required request attribute.

path

required

includeProcessGroupReferences

boolean

Flag to include process group references to the response.

Process Group group references aren't compatible across environments.

query

optional

Response

Response codes

Code	Type	Description
200	RequestAttribute	Success

Response body objects

The `RequestAttribute` object

Element	Type	Description
aggregation	string	Aggregation type for the request values. `ALL_DISTINCT_VALUES` `AVERAGE` `COUNT_DISTINCT_VALUES` `COUNT_VALUES` `FIRST` `LAST` `MAXIMUM` `MINIMUM` `SUM`
confidential	boolean	Confidential data flag. Set `true` to treat the captured data as confidential.
dataSources	DataSource[]	The list of data sources.
dataType	string	The data type of the request attribute. `DOUBLE` `INTEGER` `STRING`
enabled	boolean	The request attribute is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
id	string	The ID of the request attribute.
metadata	ConfigurationMetadata	Metadata useful for debugging
name	string	The name of the request attribute.
normalization	string	String values transformation. If the dataType is not `string`, set the `Original` here. `ORIGINAL` `TO_LOWER_CASE` `TO_UPPER_CASE`
skipPersonalDataMasking	boolean	Personal data masking flag. Set `true` to skip masking. Warning: This will potentially access personalized data.

The `DataSource` object

Element	Type	Description
capturingAndStorageLocation	string	Specifies the location where the values are captured and stored. Required if the source is one of the following: `GET_PARAMETER`, `URI`, `REQUEST_HEADER`, `RESPONSE_HEADER`. Not applicable in other cases. If the source value is `REQUEST_HEADER` or `RESPONSE_HEADER`, the `CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_BOTH` location is not allowed. `CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_BOTH` `CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_CLIENT` `CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_SERVER` `CAPTURE_ON_CLIENT_STORE_ON_SERVER`
cicsSDKMethodNodeCondition	ValueCondition	IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.
cicsTransactionCallType	string	CICS transaction call type condition for which the value is captured. Required if the source is: `CICS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE`. Not applicable in other cases. `CTG` `DPL` `EXPLICIT_ADK` `HTTP` `IMS_CONNECT` `IMS_CONNECT_API` `IMS_ITRA` `IMS_MSC` `IMS_PGM_SWITCH` `IMS_SHARED_QUEUES` `IMS_TRANS_EXEC` `MQ` `SOAP` `START` `TTX` `TX` `UNKNOWN` `ZOS_CONNECT`
enabled	boolean	The data source is enabled (`true`) or disabled (`false`).
iibLabelMethodNodeCondition	ValueCondition	IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.
iibMethodNodeCondition	ValueCondition	IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.
iibNodeType	string	The IBM integration bus node type for which the value is captured. This, iibNodeTypeCondition (different type of the same field) or `iibMethodNodeCondition` is required if the source is: `IIB_NODE`. Not applicable in other cases. `AGGREGATE_CONTROL_NODE` `AGGREGATE_REPLY_NODE` `AGGREGATE_REQUEST_NODE` `CALLABLE_FLOW_REPLY_NODE` `COLLECTOR_NODE` `COMPUTE_NODE` `DATABASE_NODE` `DATABASE_RETRIEVE_NODE` `DATABASE_ROUTE_NODE` `DECISION_SERVICE_NODE` `DOT_NET_COMPUTE_NODE` `FILE_READ_NODE` `FILTER_NODE` `FLOW_ORDER_NODE` `GROUP_COMPLETE_NODE` `GROUP_GATHER_NODE` `GROUP_SCATTER_NODE` `HTTP_ASYNC_REQUEST` `HTTP_ASYNC_RESPONSE` `HTTP_HEADER` `HTTP_INPUT` `HTTP_REPLY` `HTTP_REQUEST` `JAVA_COMPUTE_NODE` `JMS_CLIENT_RECEIVE` `JMS_CLIENT_REPLY_NODE` `JMS_HEADER` `JMS_INPUT_NODE` `JMS_OUTPUT_NODE` `JMS_REPLY_NODE` `MQ_GET_NODE` `MQ_INPUT_NODE` `MQ_OUTPUT_NODE` `MQ_REPLY_NODE` `PASSTHRU_NODE` `PUBLICATION_NODE` `RESET_CONTENT_DESCRIPTOR_NODE` `REST_ASYNC_REQUEST_NODE` `REST_ASYNC_RESPONSE_NODE` `REST_REQUEST_NODE` `RE_SEQUENCE_NODE` `ROUTE_NODE` `SAP_REPLY_NODE` `SCA_REPLY_NODE` `SECURITY_PEP` `SEQUENCE_NODE` `SOAP_ASYNC_REQUEST_NODE` `SOAP_ASYNC_RESPONSE_NODE` `SOAP_EXTRACT_NODE` `SOAP_INPUT_NODE` `SOAP_REPLY_NODE` `SOAP_REQUEST_NODE` `SOAP_WRAPPER_NODE` `SR_RETRIEVE_ENTITY_NODE` `SR_RETRIEVE_IT_SERVICE_NODE` `THROW_NODE` `TRACE_NODE` `TRY_CATCH_NODE` `VALIDATE_NODE` `WS_REPLY_NODE` `XSL_MQSI_NODE`
iibNodeTypeCondition	ValueCondition	IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.
imsTransactionCallType	string	IMS transaction call type condition for which the value is captured. Required if the source is: `IMS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE`. Not applicable in other cases. `CTG` `DPL` `EXPLICIT_ADK` `HTTP` `IMS_CONNECT` `IMS_CONNECT_API` `IMS_ITRA` `IMS_MSC` `IMS_PGM_SWITCH` `IMS_SHARED_QUEUES` `IMS_TRANS_EXEC` `MQ` `SOAP` `START` `TTX` `TX` `UNKNOWN` `ZOS_CONNECT`
methods	CapturedMethod[]	The method specification if the source value is `METHOD_PARAM`. Not applicable in other cases.
parameterName	string	The name of the web request parameter to capture. Required if the source is one of the following: `POST_PARAMETER`, `GET_PARAMETER`, `REQUEST_HEADER`, `RESPONSE_HEADER`, `CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE`. Not applicable in other cases.
scope	ScopeConditions	Conditions for data capturing.
serverVariableTechnology	string	The technology of the server variable to capture if the source value is `SERVER_VARIABLE`. \n\n Not applicable in other cases. `ASP_NET`
sessionAttributeTechnology	string	The technology of the session attribute to capture if the source value is `SESSION_ATTRIBUTE`. \n\n Not applicable in other cases. `ASP_NET` `ASP_NET_CORE` `JAVA` `PHP`
source	string	The source of the attribute to capture. Works in conjunction with parameterName or methods and technology. `CICS_PATH_NAME` `CICS_SDK` `CICS_SYSTEM_ID` `CICS_TASK_ID` `CICS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE` `CICS_TRANSACTION_GROUP_ID` `CICS_UNIT_OF_WORK_ID` `CICS_USER_ID` `CLIENT_IP` `CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTE` `DLI_DB_OR_LTERM_NAME` `DLI_SEGMENT_NAME` `IIB_LABEL` `IIB_NODE` `IMS_TRANSACTION_CALL_TYPE` `IMS_UNIT_OF_WORK_ID` `IMS_USER_ID` `METHOD_PARAM` `MQ_CORRELATION_ID` `MQ_MESSAGE_ID` `MQ_MESSAGE_SIZE` `POST_PARAMETER` `QUERY_PARAMETER` `REQUEST_HEADER` `RESPONSE_HEADER` `SERVER_VARIABLE` `SESSION_ATTRIBUTE` `SPAN_ATTRIBUTE` `URI` `URI_PATH` `WEBSERVICE_METHOD` `WEBSERVICE_NAME`
spanAttributeKey	string	The key of the span attribute to capture. Required if the source is: `SPAN_ATTRIBUTE`. Not applicable in other cases.
technology	string	The technology of the method to capture if the source value is `METHOD_PARAM`. \n\n Not applicable in other cases. `DOTNET` `JAVA` `PHP`
valueProcessing	ValueProcessing	Process values as specified.

The `ValueCondition` object

IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.

Element	Type	Description
negate	boolean	Negate the comparison.
operator	string	Operator comparing the extracted value to the comparison value. `BEGINS_WITH` `BEGINS_WITH_ANY_OF` `CONTAINS` `ENDS_WITH` `ENDS_WITH_ANY_OF` `EQUALS` `EQUALS_ANY_OF`
value	string	The value to compare to.

The `CapturedMethod` object

Element	Type	Description
argumentIndex	integer	The index of the argument to capture. Set `0` to capture the return value, `1` or higher to capture a mehtod argument. Required if the capture is set to `ARGUMENT`. Not applicable in other cases.
capture	string	What to capture from the method. `ARGUMENT` `CLASS_NAME` `METHOD_NAME` `OCCURRENCES` `SIMPLE_CLASS_NAME` `THIS`
deepObjectAccess	string	The getter chain to apply to the captured object. It is required in one of the following cases: The capture is set to `THIS`. The capture is set to `ARGUMENT`, and the argument is not a primitive, a primitive wrapper class, a string, or an array. Not applicable in other cases.
method	MethodReference	Configuration of a method to be captured.

The `MethodReference` object

Configuration of a method to be captured.

Element	Type	Description
argumentTypes	string[]	The list of argument types.
className	string	The class name where the method to capture resides. Either this or the fileName must be set.
fileName	string	The file name where the method to capture resides. Either this or className must be set.
fileNameMatcher	string	The operator of the comparison. If not set, `EQUALS` is used. `ENDS_WITH` `EQUALS` `STARTS_WITH`
methodName	string	The name of the method to capture.
modifiers	string[]	The modifiers of the method to capture. `ABSTRACT` `EXTERN` `FINAL` `NATIVE` `STATIC`
returnType	string	The return type.
visibility	string	The visibility of the method to capture. `INTERNAL` `PACKAGE_PROTECTED` `PRIVATE` `PROTECTED` `PUBLIC`

The `ScopeConditions` object

Conditions for data capturing.

Element	Type	Description
hostGroup	string	Only applies to this host group.
processGroup	string	Only applies to this process group. Note that this can't be transferred between different clusters or environments.
serviceTechnology	string	Only applies to this service technology. `ACTIVEMQ_CLIENT` `ACTIVE_MQ` `ACTIVE_MQ_ARTEMIS` `ADOBE_EXPERIENCE_MANAGER` `ADO_NET` `AIX` `AKKA` `AMAZON_REDSHIFT` `AMQP` `APACHE_CAMEL` `APACHE_CASSANDRA` `APACHE_COUCH_DB` `APACHE_DERBY` `APACHE_HTTP_CLIENT_ASYNC` `APACHE_HTTP_CLIENT_SYNC` `APACHE_HTTP_SERVER` `APACHE_KAFKA` `APACHE_LOG4J` `APACHE_PEKKO` `APACHE_SOLR` `APACHE_STORM` `APACHE_SYNAPSE` `APACHE_TOMCAT` `APPARMOR` `APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SDK` `ASP_DOTNET` `ASP_DOTNET_CORE` `ASP_DOTNET_CORE_SIGNALR` `ASP_DOTNET_SIGNALR` `ASYNC_HTTP_CLIENT` `AWS_DYNAMO_DB` `AWS_EVENT_BRIDGE` `AWS_LAMBDA` `AWS_RDS` `AWS_SERVICE` `AWS_SNS_CLIENT` `AWS_SQS` `AXIS` `AZURE_FUNCTIONS` `AZURE_SERVICE_BUS` `AZURE_SERVICE_FABRIC` `AZURE_STORAGE` `BOSHBPM` `CICS_FILE_ACCESS` `CITRIX` `CITRIX_COMMON` `CITRIX_DESKTOP_DELIVERY_CONTROLLERS` `CITRIX_DIRECTOR` `CITRIX_LICENSE_SERVER` `CITRIX_PROVISIONING_SERVICES` `CITRIX_STOREFRONT` `CITRIX_VIRTUAL_DELIVERY_AGENT` `CITRIX_WORKSPACE_ENVIRONMENT_MANAGEMENT` `CITRIX_XEN` `CLOUDFOUNDRY` `CLOUDFOUNDRY_AUCTIONEER` `CLOUDFOUNDRY_BOSH` `CLOUDFOUNDRY_GOROUTER` `CLR` `CODEIGNITER` `COLDFUSION` `CONFLUENT_KAFKA_CLIENT` `CONTAINERD` `CORE_DNS` `COSMOSDB` `COUCHBASE` `CRIO` `CXF` `DATASTAX` `DB2` `DB2_CLIENT` `DIEGO_CELL` `DOCKER` `DOTNET` `DOTNET_REMOTING` `DRUPAL` `DYNATRACE` `ELASTIC_SEARCH` `ENVOY` `ERLANG` `ETCD` `F5_LTM` `FSHARP` `GARDEN` `GLASSFISH` `GO` `GOOGLE_CLOUD_FUNCTIONS` `GRAAL_NATIVE_IMAGE` `GRAAL_TRUFFLE` `GRAPH_QL` `GRPC` `GRSECURITY` `HADOOP` `HADOOP_HDFS` `HADOOP_YARN` `HAPROXY` `HEAT` `HELIDON` `HESSIAN` `HORNET_Q` `IBM_CICS_REGION` `IBM_CICS_TRANSACTION_GATEWAY` `IBM_IMS_CONNECT_REGION` `IBM_IMS_CONTROL_REGION` `IBM_IMS_MESSAGE_PROCESSING_REGION` `IBM_IMS_SOAP_GATEWAY` `IBM_INTEGRATION_BUS` `IBM_MQ` `IBM_MQ_CLIENT` `IBM_WEBSHPRERE_APPLICATION_SERVER` `IBM_WEBSHPRERE_LIBERTY` `IBM_WEBSPHERE_APPLICATION_SERVER` `IBM_WEBSPHERE_LIBERTY` `IIS` `IIS_APP_POOL` `ISTIO` `JAVA` `JAVA_HTTPURLCONNECTION` `JAVA_HTTPURLCONNETION` `JAX_WS` `JBOSS` `JBOSS_EAP` `JBOSS_LOGMANAGER` `JDK_HTTP_CLIENT` `JDK_HTTP_SERVER` `JERSEY` `JETTY` `JOOMLA` `JRUBY` `JYTHON` `KOTLIN` `KUBERNETES` `LAMINAS` `LARAVEL` `LIBC` `LIBVIRT` `LINKERD` `LINUX_SYSTEM` `LOGSTASH_LOGBACK_ENCODER` `MAGENTO` `MARIADB` `MEMCACHED` `MICRONAUT` `MICROSOFT_SQL_SERVER` `MONGODB` `MONGODB_CLIENT` `MONGODB_CLIENT_DOTNET` `MSSQL_CLIENT` `MULE_ESB` `MYSQL` `MYSQL_CONNECTOR` `NETFLIX_SERVO` `NETTY` `NGINX` `NODE_JS` `OK_HTTP_CLIENT` `ONEAGENT_SDK` `OPENCENSUS` `OPENSHIFT` `OPENSTACK_COMPUTE` `OPENSTACK_CONTROLLER` `OPENTELEMETRY` `OPENTRACING` `OPEN_LIBERTY` `ORACLE_DATABASE` `ORACLE_DB_LISTENER` `ORACLE_WEBLOGIC` `OWIN` `OWIN_KATANA` `PERL` `PHP` `PHP_FPM` `PLAY` `PODMAN` `POSTGRE_SQL` `POSTGRE_SQL_DOTNET_DATA_PROVIDER` `POWER_DNS` `PROGRESS` `PYTHON` `QOS_LOGBACK` `QUARKUS` `RABBITMQ_CLIENT` `RABBIT_MQ` `REACTOR_CORE` `REDIS` `RESTEASY` `RESTLET` `RIAK` `RKE2` `RSOCKET` `RUBY` `RUNC` `RXJAVA` `SAG_WEBMETHODS_IS` `SAP` `SAP_HANADB` `SAP_HYBRIS` `SAP_MAXDB` `SAP_SYBASE` `SCALA` `SECURITY_SOFTWARE` `SELINUX` `SHAREPOINT` `SHELL` `SLIM` `SPARK` `SPRING` `SQLITE` `SYMFONY` `THRIFT` `TIBCO` `TIBCO_BUSINESS_WORKS` `TIBCO_EMS` `UNDERTOW_IO` `VARNISH_CACHE` `VERTX` `VIM2` `VIOS` `VIRTUAL_MACHINE_KVM` `VIRTUAL_MACHINE_QEMU` `WCF` `WILDFLY` `WINDOWS_CONTAINERS` `WINDOWS_SYSTEM` `WINK` `WORDPRESS` `ZERO_MQ` `ZOS_CONNECT`
tagOfProcessGroup	string	Only apply to process groups matching this tag.

The `ValueProcessing` object

Process values as specified.

Element	Type	Description
extractSubstring	ExtractSubstring	Preprocess by extracting a substring from the original value.
splitAt	string	Split (preprocessed) string values at this separator.
trim	boolean	Prune Whitespaces. Defaults to false.
valueCondition	ValueCondition	IBM integration bus label node name condition for which the value is captured.
valueExtractorRegex	string	Extract value from captured data per regex.

The `ExtractSubstring` object

Preprocess by extracting a substring from the original value.

Element Type Description

delimiter

string

Element	Type	Description
delimiter	string	The delimiter string.
endDelimiter	string	The end-delimiter string. Required if the position value is `BETWEEN`. Otherwise not allowed.
position	string	The position of the extracted string relative to delimiters. `AFTER` `BEFORE` `BETWEEN`

The delimiter string.

endDelimiter

string

The end-delimiter string.

Required if the position value is BETWEEN. Otherwise not allowed.

position

string

The position of the extracted string relative to delimiters.

AFTER
BEFORE
BETWEEN

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object

Metadata useful for debugging

Element	Type	Description
clusterVersion	string	Dynatrace version.
configurationVersions	integer[]	A sorted list of the version numbers of the configuration.
currentConfigurationVersions	string[]	A sorted list of version numbers of the configuration.

Response body JSON model

{
  "aggregation": "ALL_DISTINCT_VALUES",
  "confidential": false,
  "dataSources": [
    {
      "capturingAndStorageLocation": "CAPTURE_AND_STORE_ON_SERVER",
      "enabled": true,
      "parameterName": "query",
      "scope": {
        "tagOfProcessGroup": "SearchFrontend"
      },
      "source": "QUERY_PARAMETER"
    }
  ],
  "dataType": "STRING",
  "enabled": true,
  "name": "Query Term",
  "normalization": "TO_LOWER_CASE",
  "skipPersonalDataMasking": false
}

Request attributes API - GET a request attribute

Authentication

Parameters

Response

Response codes

Response body objects

The RequestAttribute object

The DataSource object

The ValueCondition object

The CapturedMethod object

The MethodReference object

The ScopeConditions object

The ValueProcessing object

The ExtractSubstring object

The ConfigurationMetadata object

Response body JSON model

Related topics

The `RequestAttribute` object

The `DataSource` object

The `ValueCondition` object

The `CapturedMethod` object

The `MethodReference` object

The `ScopeConditions` object

The `ValueProcessing` object

The `ExtractSubstring` object

The `ConfigurationMetadata` object